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Public hearing March 16 on another trails grant application

March 3, 2015

A public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 16, on a proposed resolution to submit a third application for a Michigan grant to build a paved recreation trail on what is now the gravel interurban in the City of Wayland. Grant applications failed twice before, but City...

Wayland band Big Dudee Roo to release next EP Saturday

March 3, 2015

The Wayland-based band Big Dudee Roo plans to release a four-track EP, "Heavy Dudee," Saturday, March 7. The music, recorded last fall in a barn in Sparta, "finds Big Dudee Roo moving into slightly spacier and more rock-driven territory," according to an article written for revuewm.com by Nolan Krebs. Krebs...

Public Safety Beat: U.S.-131 closed south of Shelbyville

March 3, 2015

A section of the southbound US-131 expressway south of Martin has been closed in the wake of a crash involving a semi-truck. The Michigan Department of Transportation reported that the freeway was closed at 124th Avenue (Exit 59, Shelbyville) at about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday. However, a motorist waiting for traffic...

Trayvon Martin’s, Michael Brown’s actions causes of deaths

March 3, 2015

I’m sure most of you reading this have been stopped by police in some manner, most of us in traffic violation situations. The officer asks for the appropriate information and other questions he deems relevant to the conversation. Usually we comply without protest, or if we have a question about...

Wildcat boys, girls both finish regular seasons in top 10

March 3, 2015

The final regular season Michigan Associated Press Class B polls include both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. The girls finished fourth, just behind O-K Gold Conference rival Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Lady Wildcats, 20-1 for the season overall as they head into Wednesday night’s district semifinal, split...

Main Street program director Sara Najar resigns post

March 3, 2015

Sara Najar has resigned as Wayland’s Main Street program director. “Yes that is true,” said Mike Salisbury, owner of the Reno Insurance Agency and a former member of the Downtown Development Authority. “All I know is what she told the board and that is that she wanted to go to...

Wayland city officials insist trash talking issue is history

March 3, 2015

Just like a lady in the audience said Monday night to the Wayland City Council, “I just want to know we’re done talking trash.” Apparently it’s true. Though about two dozens citizens appeared before the council to oppose imposing a single trash hauler for the city, council members assured them...

Lady Vikings score mild upset over South Haven in district opener

March 2, 2015

The good news about Hopkins Monday night was that the Lady Vikings girls’ basketball team scored a mild upset victory over South Haven in its Class B district basketball tournament opener Monday night at Paw Paw. The bad news was that now Hopkins again must face undefeated Plainwell in the...

Ron Kobish resigns City Council seat, to move to Auburn Hills

March 2, 2015

The on-again, off-again relationship between Ron Kobish and Wayland city government is off again. Kobish, in a statement read Monday night by Mayor Tim Bala, announced his resignation as a member of the City Council. Kobish started his local public service on the Planning Commission in 2006 and was elected...

Lady Wildcats open districts with 3rd win over South Christian, 59-39

March 2, 2015

One of the oldest maxims in high school and college basketball asserts that it’s extremely difficult to beat the same team three times in a season. But the Wayland girls did just that in the opening round of the Class B district tournament Monday evening by recording a convincing 59-39...

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